"Biden's $106bn Aid Bill for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan Fails in Procedural Vote"

The Senate has failed to advance Joe Biden's $106 billion supplemental aid bill for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan in a procedural vote, with 49 yeas and 51 nays falling along party lines. Biden also announced the approval of $4.8 billion in student debt cancellation for 80,300 people, bringing the total debt cancellation approved by his administration to $132 billion for over 3.6 million Americans. Former speaker Kevin McCarthy has announced his resignation from the House at the end of the year, leaving two Republican vacancies. The Justice Department has filed war crime charges against four Russia-affiliated military personnel in connection with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Wisconsin's Democratic governor has vetoed a Republican bill that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors.